Alyx Boy & girl
How popular is Alyx?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Alyx in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
1,458living people named Alyx (est.)
25median age of people named Alyx
1,477babies named Alyx since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Alyx popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 3323 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #4,356 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (78 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,837 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 22% boys, 78% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alyx counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alix family of names ranked #3,033 for girls in 2025 (#2,555 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alix | 24 | 75% |
| Alyx | 8 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Alyx by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1980s | 131 | #3,247 |
| 1990s | 496 | #1,837 |
| 2000s | 303 | #3,936 |
| 2010s | 252 | #4,680 |
| 2020s | 106 | #4,356 |
Girl names about as popular as Alyx
Questions
- Is Alyx a boy or girl name?
- Alyx is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 22% of babies named Alyx were boys and 78% were girls.
- How popular is the name Alyx?
- 8 baby girls were named Alyx in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Alyx most popular?
- Alyx peaked in 1993, when 78 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,837 in 1993.
- How many people are named Alyx?
- 1,477 babies have been named Alyx in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,458 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.